Empires Of Loneliness

A lonely shape at my door, as death walked in

Turned his grey face toward me

No eyes, but his stare pierced my soul

No words, but I knew his reasons well

Nothing here for me, just a burden to others

I followed his slow steps, quiet sighs straight into the night

Through these streets of flashing lights

Shapes with eyes like shadows and stares so hollow

Nowhere to go, but lower from here

Deeper, down into the fear and hopelessness

Hell everywhere around me

So why would I have anything to lose if I follow?

Through this city of long shadows we walked

This world of empty spuls

Kingdom of fear and hearts so lost, abandoned by the light

Cells of empty shells, filling their insides

With promises of something, anything

These grey towers around me climbing toward the night sky

Reaching for the clouds like birds so black high above

With their all seeing eyes, the halo o their stares

And these concrete walls

With dim lights that are covered with curtains

And within are lost stairs

Just leading down to the depths of hell

This carnival of everything

Yet we have nothing, but this horror of our existence

Couldn't find more reasons to pray for a better tomorrow

All I achieved was just more distance

From my dreams, my hopes and from the light of the morning

That I separated my self from so long ago

So I followed his slow and quiet sighs

To the place I loved most as a child

Where I chased my dreams

And waved to the passing trains, the miracles of life

And here, back on those same tracks

I stand again, being so much less

Now alone holding nothing within

But this empire of loneliness

The low rumbling sound of a train

In the distance, its blinding eye in the dark

Ready to swallow you whole

Left in pieces like my wounded soul

Then from the dark, a small glimmering light did appear

With the trembling wing of a butterfly

It shone a light into my night

A halo of a childish hope, reaching

From somewhere, long since gone

I held my breath and it landed

On my arm and asked

Is there sill anything worth reaching for?

...And my heart said no

Any light or goodness in you worth holding on to?

...And my heart said no

I closed my eyes, got on my weak knees

And breathed in the dark glow

As her wings turned to ashes, from ashes to a black moth

I heard the sirens and screaming of the iron

... And my heart sill said no

So I followed his slow steps and quiet sighs

To the place I loved most as a child

And there, back on those same tracks I stood again

Now alone holding nothing within

But this empire of loneliness